Celtic Connection

Celtic Connection Holistic Dog Food: Chicken With Turkey & Sweet Potato review

Name: Celtic Connection Holistic Dog Food: Chicken With Turkey & Sweet Potato
Brand: Celtic Connection

73.7/100Excellent

DryPuppyAdult

Flavour

Each recipe pairs two related animals and declares the split down to the percentage. Three of the four are Excellent, with the lamb in Good. On top sits one of the longest herb lists you will find on a dog food label.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Owners comparing labels closely, as every animal share is itemised
Dogs kept off fish: the three land recipes use algal oil instead
Stiff or senior dogs, with chondroitin and MSM at 1,500 mg/kg each and glucosamine at 700 mg/kg
One bag from puppy to senior

Worth watching

No calcium declared, so for growth keep it to small and medium breed puppies
More than twenty herbs, more variables for a dog with a plant sensitivity

Written by our editorial team. Independent guidance, not veterinary advice.

How this scores

How we score

73.7/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceExcellent

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies, adults and seniors of every size. For a large or giant breed puppy, the missing calcium figure is the thing to check with the maker.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Salmon 73.8
Chicken 73.7
Duck 71.7
Lamb 68.3

Four recipes across Excellent and Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Three reach Excellent and the lamb sits a step behind, with nothing dramatic between them; the undeclared moisture and very long tail keep the results modest.

What's in it

Chicken and turkey: fresh chicken, dehydrated chicken, fresh turkey, dehydrated turkey, chicken gravy70% (44%, 16%, 6%, 3%, 1%)The dehydrated share holds its weight through cooking.
Sweet potato18.5%The backbone starch.
Algal oilMarine omega 3 straight from the algae, no fish.
Lucerne, peas, linseed
Vitamins and minerals, Bio-MOS, FOS, choline chloride
Chondroitin sulphate, MSM, glucosamine1,500, 1,500, 700 mg/kgDosed like it means it.
Dried cranberries600 mg/kg
Herbs: dandelion, juniper, liquorice, angelica, camomile, burdock, nettle and more400 mg/kg down to 100 mg/kgA signature at these levels, not a treatment.
Apples, carrots, pumpkin, pears, spinach

Chelated zinc, iron, manganese and copper with organic selenium, plus vitamins A, D3 and E and folic acid.

Named ingredients

Chicken & Turkey (70%: 44% Freshly Prepared Chicken, 16% Dehydrated Chicken, 6% Freshly Prepared Turkey, 3% Dehydrated Turkey, 1% Chicken Gravy), Sweet Potato (18.5%), Algal Oil (Schizochytrium limacinum), Lucerne, Peas, Linseed, Vitamins & Minerals, Mannanoligosaccharides (Bio-MOS), Fructooligosaccharides (FOS), Choline Chloride, Chondroitin Sulphate (1,500 mg/kg), Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) (1,500 mg/kg), Glucosamine (700 mg/kg), Dried Cranberries (600 mg/kg), Rosemary, Dandelion, Juniper Berries, Liquorice Root (400 mg/kg), Angelica Root, Rosehips, Camomile (300 mg/kg), Burdock, Nettle, Aniseed & Fenugreek, Peppermint Leaf, Marigold Flowers, Marshmallow Root, Fennel, Yucca Schidigera Extract (250 mg/kg), Globe Artichoke Leaf (200 mg/kg), Dried Seaweed, Cinnamon (100 mg/kg), Apples, Carrots, Pumpkin (100 mg/kg), Pears, Spinach

Against the range

Meat: Chicken and turkey; Duck and goose, lamb and goat, or four fish
Fat: 17%; 12% to 20.5%
Protein, dry matter: 35.3%; Level with the salmon, ahead of duck and lamb

The most familiar pairing, though a dog with a chicken history is better on the duck or the lamb.

Every recipe declares 70% animal content split into fresh, dehydrated and a splash of gravy, stock or broth, with sweet potato as the starch and peas and lucerne behind it. Estimated carbohydrate runs from 28.2% to 37.6% of dry matter.

The three land recipes take marine omega 3 from algal oil, so they carry no fish. The joint trio is dosed identically on all four, most trace minerals are chelates, and a herb list of more than twenty entries follows. Moisture is not declared, so dry matter assumes 8%.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

376 kcal/100g

Protein

32.5%

Fat

17%

Fibre

Ash

Dry weight

Protein

35.3%

Fat

18.5%

Fibre

4.3%

Ash

9.8%

Carbs

32.1%

As-fed composition

Estimated breakdown of the finished product by ingredient category, from the declared ingredient list and ingoing weights. These are estimates, not measurements.

Meat

39.4%

Carbs

29.3%

Veg

0.1%

Oils

12.8%

Other

18.3%

Pricing & size